Tarah Toohil

Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law a bill that advocates say will lessen the toll divorce takes on children.

Act 102, which takes effect in 60 days, reduces the waiting period for unilateral no-fault divorce from two years to one.

That means a spouse will need to wait only a year before obtaining a divorce without the other spouse's consent. It will also allows couples to more quickly start the process of dividing assets and determining whether alimony is necessary.

Spouses must live apart for the one-year period before one can file an affidavit affirming that the marriage is irreparable.

Pennsylvania introduced no-fault divorce in 1980 when it reformed its 1785...

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Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law a bill that advocates say will lessen the toll divorce takes on children.Act 102, which takes effect in 60 days, reduces the waiting period for unilateral no-fault divorce from two years to one.That means a spouse will...